The condition in Malaysia
After the Sg Kim Kim crisis erupted and sickened nearly 4,000 people in March at Pasir Gudang , Johor, with harmful fumes, Malaysians seem to have woken up to a new waste reality. Not only is the river flowing through the industrial maze in the urban area a disposal place for thousands of hazardous chemicals; nearly half of Malaysia has been a dumping ground for all sorts of waste.